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August Auggie Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream schooluntil now. Hes about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if youve ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggies just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that hes just like them, despite appearancesR. J. Palacio has crafted an uplifting novel full of wonderfully realistic family interactions, lively school scenes, and writing that shines with spare emotional power.Wonder is a book with such a big, wide heartit shows how we are all fragile, imperfect, and perfectly beautiful creatures. A wonderful novel by a wonder of a writer! Julia Alvarez, author of Return to Sender, Before We Were Free, Finding Miracles, and the Ta Lola Stories,.